WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013—Despite enduring political and economic challenges, 20 fragile and conflict-affected states have recently met one or more targets under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and an additional six countries are on track to meet individual targets ahead of the 2015 deadline, according to a new analysis by the World Bank Group released today.

General Assembly
Sixty-fourth session
Item 72 (a) of the provisional agenda
Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and
disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including
special economic assistance: strengthening of the coordination

Berlin - In 2008,
Johanniter mainly focused on providing medical care throughout 22 countries,
and invested donations and subsidies in the amount of nine million Euros
- half a million more than the previous year. Although, the share of donations
has slightly decreased from 2007, subsidies from third-party donors, such
as Germany's Foreign Office, have increased.

Geneva (ICRC) - Millions of people
affected by armed conflict have become more vulnerable because of the combined
effects of war, natural disasters and continued high food prices, the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said today.

Problem Statement/Context: The
Asia Pacific region has an emergency profile characterized by a combination
of natural disasters, civil/political unrest with pockets of conflict situations,
and recent emerging new global threats such as high food and fuel prices
crisis, the threat of pandemic influenza and other emerging diseases.

As the end of 2007 nears, the number
of people the World Food Programme is seeking to support has risen to 83
million. The amount of food assistance required to assist these people
is valued at US$3.4 billion. Considering resources mobilized thus far in
2007, the current level of funding falls short by some US$653 million.

Additional resources amounting to approximately
US$800 million are required before the end of 2007 to ensure uninterrupted
food aid deliveries for ongoing activities.

President Bush signed the Senator Paul
Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (the Act) on December 1, 2005. The
Act sets out as a central goal the provision of affordable and equitable
access to safe water and sanitation in developing countries as a key component
of U.S. foreign assistance programs. It requires the Secretary of State,
in consultation with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
and other U.S.